TuDien.NgonNguViet.comVietnamese ⇄ English dictionary

đồn điền

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔɗon˨˩ ʔɗiən˨˩]Huế [ʔɗoŋ˦˩ ʔɗiəŋ˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗoŋ˨˩ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đồn điền means plantation.

Chinese characters: 屯田

Meanings of đồn điền in English

Noun

  1. plantation

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屯田.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồn điền mean in English?

đồn điền (noun) means "plantation".

How do you pronounce đồn điền?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗon˨˩ ʔɗiən˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗoŋ˨˩ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩]. Tones: đồn — falling tone (huyền), điền — falling tone (huyền).

Is đồn điền a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đồn điền is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 屯田.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.